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sec.106ZKDevelopment applications and change applications accompanied by particular documents
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### sec.106ZK Development applications and change applications accompanied by particular documents
This section applies if—
a person makes a development application for, or a change application relating to, development requiring social impact assessment (each a relevant application ); and
the relevant application is accompanied by a relevant assessment document.
The relevant application is taken to comply with—
for a development application— section 51 (4) (a) ; or
for a change application— section 79 (3) (a) .
Section 106W does not apply in relation to the relevant assessment document.
This Act, other than sections 51 (4) (a) , 79 (3) (a) and 106W , applies in relation to the relevant application as if the relevant assessment document were a social impact assessment report for the application.
In this section—
Coordinator-General’s report see the State Development Act , schedule 2 .
relevant assessment document means—
a social impact assessment under the Strong and Sustainable Resource Communities Act 2017 for a large resource project under that Act if the project involves the development requiring social impact assessment the subject of the relevant application; or
an EIS or IAR under the State Development Act for a coordinated project under that Act if—
the EIS or IAR contains an assessment of the effect of the coordinated project on the social environment of a community in the locality of the project; and
the EIS or IAR has been accepted by the Coordinator-General as the final EIS or IAR for the coordinated project under the State Development Act , section 34A or 34I ; and
the Coordinator-General’s report for the EIS or IAR has not lapsed under the State Development Act , section 35A ; and
the coordinated project involves the development requiring social impact assessment the subject of the relevant application.
s 106ZK ins 2025 No. 14 s 21
(sec.106ZK-ssec.1) This section applies if— a person makes a development application for, or a change application relating to, development requiring social impact assessment (each a relevant application ); and the relevant application is accompanied by a relevant assessment document.
(sec.106ZK-ssec.2) The relevant application is taken to comply with— for a development application— section 51 (4) (a) ; or for a change application— section 79 (3) (a) .
(sec.106ZK-ssec.3) Section 106W does not apply in relation to the relevant assessment document.
(sec.106ZK-ssec.4) This Act, other than sections 51 (4) (a) , 79 (3) (a) and 106W , applies in relation to the relevant application as if the relevant assessment document were a social impact assessment report for the application.
(sec.106ZK-ssec.5) In this section— Coordinator-General’s report see the State Development Act , schedule 2 . relevant assessment document means— a social impact assessment under the Strong and Sustainable Resource Communities Act 2017 for a large resource project under that Act if the project involves the development requiring social impact assessment the subject of the relevant application; or an EIS or IAR under the State Development Act for a coordinated project under that Act if— the EIS or IAR contains an assessment of the effect of the coordinated project on the social environment of a community in the locality of the project; and the EIS or IAR has been accepted by the Coordinator-General as the final EIS or IAR for the coordinated project under the State Development Act , section 34A or 34I ; and the Coordinator-General’s report for the EIS or IAR has not lapsed under the State Development Act , section 35A ; and the coordinated project involves the development requiring social impact assessment the subject of the relevant application.
- (a) a person makes a development application for, or a change application relating to, development requiring social impact assessment (each a relevant application ); and
- (b) the relevant application is accompanied by a relevant assessment document.
- (a) for a development application— section 51 (4) (a) ; or
- (b) for a change application— section 79 (3) (a) .
- (a) a social impact assessment under the Strong and Sustainable Resource Communities Act 2017 for a large resource project under that Act if the project involves the development requiring social impact assessment the subject of the relevant application; or
- (b) an EIS or IAR under the State Development Act for a coordinated project under that Act if— (i) the EIS or IAR contains an assessment of the effect of the coordinated project on the social environment of a community in the locality of the project; and (ii) the EIS or IAR has been accepted by the Coordinator-General as the final EIS or IAR for the coordinated project under the State Development Act , section 34A or 34I ; and (iii) the Coordinator-General’s report for the EIS or IAR has not lapsed under the State Development Act , section 35A ; and (iv) the coordinated project involves the development requiring social impact assessment the subject of the relevant application.
- (i) the EIS or IAR contains an assessment of the effect of the coordinated project on the social environment of a community in the locality of the project; and
- (ii) the EIS or IAR has been accepted by the Coordinator-General as the final EIS or IAR for the coordinated project under the State Development Act , section 34A or 34I ; and
- (iii) the Coordinator-General’s report for the EIS or IAR has not lapsed under the State Development Act , section 35A ; and
- (iv) the coordinated project involves the development requiring social impact assessment the subject of the relevant application.
- (i) the EIS or IAR contains an assessment of the effect of the coordinated project on the social environment of a community in the locality of the project; and
- (ii) the EIS or IAR has been accepted by the Coordinator-General as the final EIS or IAR for the coordinated project under the State Development Act , section 34A or 34I ; and
- (iii) the Coordinator-General’s report for the EIS or IAR has not lapsed under the State Development Act , section 35A ; and
- (iv) the coordinated project involves the development requiring social impact assessment the subject of the relevant application.